August 2023 hatch-a-long

[Sstuder]

First pip. Beginning of day 20 on these shipped eggs.

 

[PrettyCoolChicks]

I thought it looked like twins too...

If I had mine to do again...I'd have assisted sooner...

I thought abt it a few times...had I know hatching was gonna start on day 19 I would have...sigh...

Yeah, it sounds like one of the few cases where chances of surviving "natural birth" are so low it might be worth the risk to assist, even a bit early?

You couldn't have known hatching started early so it can't be helped but it might be some comfort to know that if I have twins and they make it, it will be thanks to you

 

[Canadian Wind]

The cracked egg was no good. Maybe that's why it had been tossed out of the nest?

Also had some of the iffy eggs from the poor hen that was killed go bad. Down to five of hers, I think. Thereabouts, anyhow.

 

[Canadian Wind]

This is where the broody hen was nesting. Under those cedars.

She was a very good girl and didn't struggle when I took the eggs and then her, putting them all in a straw-lined bucket.

And here she is in a rabbit cage. I placed her in and then her eggs, and she went and plopped right back down on them. Such a good girl!!!

I'll candle the eggs tomorrow and see how far along they are.

 

[Sstuder]

Day 21:
3 hatched so far several more pipping and starting to zip

 

[Hedgeland Farms]

I was collecting eggs to incubate from my barred rocks...

Likely gonna wait awhile...this is what they are laying ...

 

[lilwanderer]

I am joining this- didn't think i would be but a good deal off hatching eggs. They come from a satin, frizzle, silkie combined pen. No idea on how good the quality is, but it was a good deal.
I got 12 of those, and then 6 are from my own silkie pen (Only two are laying, either the one that went broody or my black silkies eggs, rooster is partridge. )
The broody has 6 eggs, 2 out if the dozen, 3 are mine.
That's 18, and i also have 1 call duck egg under the hen (drake is either pekin or call duck, don't think its fertile. ) I've never hatched duck eggs so no idea if the infertility is because ducks cant be mixed. Idk how that works.

 

[Canadian Wind]

Went to turn the eggs in the bator, the ones from the poor hen that got allegedly killed, and found pips!!!

 

[Chive]

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This is where the broody hen was nesting. Under those cedars.

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She was a very good girl and didn't struggle when I took the eggs and then her, putting them all in a straw-lined bucket.

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And here she is in a rabbit cage. I placed her in and then her eggs, and she went and plopped right back down on them. Such a good girl!!!

I'll candle the eggs tomorrow and see how far along they are.

She is so cute! What a nice hen!

 

[Canadian Wind]

Decided to move the pipped eggs under the broody. She had no objections. Hopefully there will be little ones soon!